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Iso-Iec - 17029 - Iso-Iec 17029-2019
Iso-Iec - 17029 - Iso-Iec 17029-2019
Conformity assessment —
General principles and requirements for
validation and verification bodies
Validation/verification
as conformity assessment
Validation/verification as conformity assessment
CASCO Toolbox:
Requirements for accreditation bodies
ISO/IEC 17011 (2017)
Functional approach:
Selection – pre-engagement, engagement and planning
activities
Determination – validation/verification execution activities,
including evidence-gathering activities
Review
Decision
Attestation – issue of the validation/verification statement
Surveillance – not applicable
Validation/verification as conformity assessment
Validation/verification:
confirmation of a claim (information declared by the client )
through the provision of objective evidence
Validation/verification as conformity assessment
claim
Validation/verification as conformity assessment
claim
ISO/IEC 17029 as CASCO tool
Application:
Application to validation/verification bodies in any sector, in
conjunction with sector specific programmes (schemes) that
contain requirements for validation/verification processes and
procedures
Validation/verification bodies can provide validation/verification as
first party, second party as well as third party activity.
Bodies can be validation bodies only, verification bodies only, or
provide both activities.
ISO/IEC 17029 as CASCO tool
Introduction
Clause 1 – Scope
Clause 2 – Normative references
Clause 3 – Terms and definitions
Clause 4 – Principles
ISO/IEC 17029 – Structure
claim
information declared by the client
object of conformity assessment
representing a situation at a point in time or covering a period of
time
clearly identifiable and capable of consistent evaluation or
measurement against specified requirements by a
validation/verification body
synonyms (report, statement, declaration, project plan, data...)
ISO/IEC 17029 – Terms and definitions
client
organization or person requesting validation/verification
validation
confirmation of a claim, through the provision of objective evidence,
that the requirements for a specific intended future use or
application have been fulfilled
conformity assessment activity
confirmation of plausibility
ISO/IEC 17029 – Terms and definitions
verification
confirmation of a claim, through the provision of objective evidence,
that specified requirements have been fulfilled
conformity assessment activity
confirmation of truthfulness
programme owner
person or organization responsible for developing and maintaining a
specific validation/verification programme
ISO/IEC 17029 – Terms and definitions
scope of validation/verification
identification of:
- the claim to be the object of validation or verification, including
the boundaries of the claim
- the applicable validation/verification programme
- the standards and other normative documents, including their
date of publication, to which the claim is validated/verified
ISO/IEC 17029 – Terms and definitions
consultancy
participation in establishing the claim that will be the object of
validation/verification
activities of validation/verification bodies, their personnel and
organizations related or linked to the validation/verification bodies
involvement in design of the object leading to the claim or
providing object specific expertise that supports the preparation
of the claim
generic information (e.g. during training) is not considered
consultancy, provided that no client specific solutions are given
ISO/IEC 17029 – Terms and definitions
level of assurance
degree of confidence in the claim
according to the programme (e.g. absolute, reasonable, limited)
material
significant to intended users
influence on the reliability of the claim or decisions made by
intended user
qualitative or quantitative
Principles
ISO/IEC 17029 – Principles
General (4.1)
Pre-engagement
Engagement Selection
Planning
Validation/verification execution,
Determination
including evidence gathering
Review Review
Decision Decision
Issue of validation/verification statement Attestation
ISO/IEC 17029 – Process - Facts discovered
after issue of the validation/verification
statement
Facts discovered after issue of the validation/verification
statement
Handling of appeals
Handling of complaints
Records
ISO/IEC 17029 – Management system